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    Campylobacter...

    thanks that makes me feel better - don't know why these posts didn't come up sooner actually I've obviously not set up my alerts right! Had to have one chook put down sadly as she was too poorly from cocci and wasn't recovering. The others are happy and healthy though and not signs of disease...
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    Campylobacter...

    thanks guys! Maybe the rules are different in the UK re whether to keep them. What I'm not sure about is if the vets will have had to notify the health authority as it is a zoonose. The vet I saw keeps his own chickens, but really he was more worried about my 2 small people than the birds...
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    Campylobacter...

    thanks. yes its been confirmed thru the tests. But didn't tell me chickens could be given antibiotics for it...
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    Campylobacter...

    No!!! Can it be treated then? I have found v little useful info on the web :( He also seemed to think that it would be a recurring problem if I did decide to keep them...
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    Campylobacter...

    Hi I'm new to this forum, and fairly new to keeping chickens too - new enough that I thought I had my husbandry under control but it seems not! I have 3 bantams who are semi free range (they have a big run that I also let them out of for a couple of hours a day). One wasn't looking well and had...
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